Mechanical wig holder

ABSTRACT

A mechanical wig holder comprising a housing carried in a head form and having catch means pivotably mounted therein, and control means for controlling the movement of the catch means between an operative and an inoperative position.

United States Patent Joseph Campo 151 Baldwin St., Bloomfield, 07003;l-larold E. Murray, 94 Orchard St.,

Inventors Garfield, NJ. 07026 Appl. No. 762,238 Filed Sept. 16, 1968Patented Feb. 16, 1971 MECHANICAL WIG HOLDER 2 Claims, 5 Drawing Figs.

U.S. Cl 269/289; 132/9; 223/66 Int. Cl ..A45d 44/04, A45d 44/ 14 Fieldof Search 132/9, 54, 53, 5; 269/289, 53, 54; 223/66 (lnquired Class),248; 248/361 [56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,806,8875/1931 Bruno 269/53 2,044,627 6/1936 Oritz 269/54 3,304,945 2/ 1967Anderson 132/9 FOREIGN PATENTS 1,138,558 1957 France 269/53 PrimaryExaminer-Andrew R. Juhasz Assistant Examiner-Donald D. EvensonAttorney-James M. Shashaty ABSTRACT: A mechanical wig holder comprisinga housing carried in a head form and having catch means pivotablymounted therein, and control means for controlling the movement of thecatch means between an operative and an inoperative position.

MECHANICAL WIG HOLDER BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relatesto a device for holding a wig, and, more particularly, to a device forsupporting-a wig so that it may be treated.

Head forms are generally used bybeauticians for supporting a wig, or anyother typeof hair piece, so that it maybe treated by cleaning, setting,coloring,.or combining, etc. Normally the wig is secured to the form byinserting small metal "1" pins through the wig and its net base, andinto the form, which is tusually of canvas. However, after the wig istreated itmust be removed from the form by reaching through the wig toremove the T" pins, which often messesup the treated wig. This problemis compounded when, as in .normal practice, the wig, .after removal fromthe beauticians form, is placed on a .styrofoam head form to be takenhome by the customer, since the above procedure must be repeated.Therefore, in both :cases the wig must be recombed or reset afterremoval from .the forms, which, of course, is very inconvenient.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the presentinvention to provide a mechanical wig holder which enables a wig, or anyother type of hair piece, to be supported for treatment, without dangerof the treated wig being ruined.

Briefly summarized, the mechanical wig holder of the present inventioncomprises a housing adapted to be carried by a head form, catch meansmounted for pivotal movement with respect to the housing, and controlmeans carried by the housing for controlling the movement of the catchmeans between an operative position inengagement with the wig and aninoperative position.

BRIEF DESCR-IPTIONOF'THE DRAWINGS Reference is now made to theaccompanying drawings for a better understanding of the nature andobjects of the wig holder of the present invention, which drawingsillustrate the best mode presently contemplated for carrying out theobjects of the invention and its principles, and are notto be construedas restrictions or limitations on its scope. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view-of the wig holder 'of present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the wig holder of thepresentinvention;

FIG. 3 is a transverse sectional view'taken along line 2-2 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a horizontal sectional view, taken along the line 4-4 of FIG.3; and

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the wig holder of the presentinvention mounted on a head form.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring specifically to FIGS..1 and 2 of the attached drawings, which depict the mechanical wigholder of the present invention, the reference numeral refers, ingeneral, to a housing which may be of any type material such as plasticor metal, and which includes a pair of end plates 12 and 14, a pair ofside plates 16 and 18, and a curved top 20. It is understood that thehousing may also be provided with a bottom which may be fixed orslidable in and out of position.

As shown in FIG. 3, a pair of longitudinal shafts 22 and 24 arerotatably mounted in holes provided in the end plates 12 A bevel gear 50is secured, in any knownmanner, to the shaft Hand is positioned to meshwith a corresponding bevel gear52 secured onto the shaft 34 so thatrotation of the shaft 22, via knob 30,'imparts a corresponding rotationto the shaft 34. Likewise, a bevel gear 54 is secured to the shaft 24and meshes with a bevel gear 56 secured to the shaft 36 so that rotationof the knob 32 causes a corresponding rotation of the shaft 36.

As shown in FIGS. 2-4, a pair of catch pins 60 and 62 are secured, inany known manner, into a pair of bores provided in the shaft 34,.and apair-of catch pins 64 and 66 are likewise secured with respect to theshaft 36. Each of the catch pins has a straight portion secured to itsrespective shaft and a free curved portion, the curved portion of thepins 60 and 64 extending outwardly through a slot 68 formed in the cover20, and the curved portion of the pins 62 and 66 extending outwardlythrough a similar slot 70 in the operative position of the pins, asbetter shown in FIG. 1. It is noted that, in the latter position, thecurved portions of the pins 60 and 62 extend towards the end plate 12,and the curved portions of the pins 64 and 66 extend towards the endplate 14.

In operation, the device is placed in a head form, such as shown in FIG.5 by the reference numeral 70, by inserting the housing 10 into a notch72, or the like, formed in the form, so that the curved cover 20 extendsslightly below or coextensive with the adjacent surfaces of the form.The knobs 30 and 32 are rotated so that the pins 60, 62, 64, and 66 arepivoted into a retracted position in the housing 10 as shown at 62a and66a in FIG. 2, and the wig or hair piece is placed over the head form 70by attaching a portion of the former to catch member 74,.or the like,fixed to the latter, and fitting the wig in a normal position over thehead form.

The knobs 30 and 32 are then rotated so that the catch pins '60 and 62move outwardly through the slots 68 and 70,

respectively, in a direction towards the end plate 12, and the pins 64and 66 move outwardly through the same slots towards the end plate 14into their extended positions as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. In somovingythe curved portions of the pins pass through the net base, or thelike, of the wig and therefore secure same with respect to the head form70 so that the wig may be treated. Of course, after the wig has beentreated it can be removed from the base by reversing the above process.I

It is understood that in arrangement wherein the customers are providedwith an additional head form for the wig, a wig holder similar to theone just discussed may be provided in the latter and thesame operationrepeated.

It is understood that several variations of the mechanical wig holderdisclosed above can be made within the scope of the invention. Forexample, although in the above arrangement the curved portion of thecatch pins pass through the slots at approximately the same lengthwiseposition of the latter, it is understood that the shape of the pins andtheir mounting with respect to the shafts may be varied so that the pinsmay move lengthwise with respect to their respective slots duringmovement form their retracted position to their operative position.Also, a larger number of catch pins can be provided, in which case acorresponding number of slots would be provided through the cover member20 of the housing 10. Further, the longitudinal shafts 22 and 24 may beeliminated along with the bevel gears, and the knobs 30 and 32 placed onthe shafts 34 and 36, when the shape of the head form permits.

Of course, other variations of the specific construction and arrangementof the wig holder disclosed above can be made by those skilled in theart without departing from the invention as defined in the appendedclaims.

We claim:

I. A device for securing a hair piece on a head form, comprising ahousing adapted to be inserted within a notch provided in said form andhaving an outer surface adapted to extend substantially coextensive withan outer surface of said form, at least one pin mounted for pivotalmovement with respect to said housing, and control means carried by saidhousing and operatively connected to said pin for controlling themovement of said pin between an operative position wherein a portion ofsaid pin extends outwards from said housing in engagement with said hairpiece and an inoperative position wherein said pin extends within saidhousing, said pin having a straight portion fixed to said control meansand a curved portion for engaging said hair piece, said curved portionbeing adapted to extend through a notch formed in said surface of saidhousing in said operative position.

2. A device for securing a hair piece on a head form, com-

1. A device for securing a hair piece on a head form, comprising ahousing adapted to be inserted within a notch provided in said form andhaving an outer surface adapted to extend substantially coextensive withan outer surface of said form, at least one pin mounted for pivotalmovement with respect to said housing, and control means carried by saidhousing and operatively connected to said pin for controlling themovement of said pin between an operative position wherein a portion ofsaid pin extends outwards from said housing in engagement with said hairpiece and an inoperative position wherein said pin extends within saidhousing, said pin having a straight portion fixed to said control meansand a curved portion for engaging said hair piece, said curved portionbeing adapted to extend through a notch formed in said surface of saidhousing in said operative position.
 2. A device for securing a hairpiece on a head form, comprising a housing adapted to be carried by saidform, catch means mounted for pivotal movement with respect to saidhousing, shaft means rotatably mounted in said housing and operativelyconnected to said catch means for controlling the movement of said catchmeans between an operative position in engagement with said hair pieceand an inoperative position, and a control knob fixed to said shaftmeans externally of said housing.